Hi everybody,

The DEI Recruiting WG will have an open meeting this Monday, Oct. 16, at 3 PM ET about establishing relationships with the 1890’s Land Grant Community. We will host Dr. Louis Whitesides, Vice President and Executive Director of the 1890 Land Grant Programs, Dr. Alton Thompson, Executive Director, Association of 1890 Research Directors (ARD), and Dr. Pat Millner, Research Microbiologist at the USDA-ARS. You can find the abstract and the Zoom link to join at the bottom of this email. 

I hope you will join us!

Best,

Annarita

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Session Abstract:The 1890 land-grant institutions are historically black universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890.  The 1890’s institutions provide significant contributions in research; and provide access to college, graduate programs and professional schools for African American, low income, and first-generation students.  One of the goals of the AgBioData community is to diversify both the species represented in our data repositories and to increase participation by underrepresented communities in our community.We welcome presentations and discussion with Drs. Alton Thompson and Louis Whitesides representatives of the 1890’s land grant research community and Dr. Pat Millner, Agricultural Research Service.  The discussions will focus on methods to establish successful relationships with the 1890 land grant community. Drs. Whitesides and Thompson will provide their advice and guidance in connecting with researchers and educators in their community, by articulating the priorities and needs of the community.  Dr. Pat Millner provides her on-the-ground experience in successfully working with the 1890 community.  In 2020, Dr. Pat Millner was recognized, by the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, with the Agency-level award for Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity in the Supervisory/Managerial Category, “For outstanding accomplishments in coordinating, conducting, and fostering collaborative food safety research and experiential training opportunities for students and faculty between ARS scientist and 1890 land-grant institutions.”

Topic: Recruiting WG
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

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